The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 68th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.

The podium was completed by a pair of BMC Racing Team riders,[3] having assumed their positions after a first-day team time trial victory; Ben Hermans finished 13 seconds behind Quintana in second, with Manuel Senni finishing third – winning the white jersey for the young rider classification as a result – a further 19 seconds in arrears.

Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a green jersey.

Points towards the classification were accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification.

There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey with white polka dots.